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New charity appointment aims to increase corporate and employee engagement in maritime

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

New charity appointment aims to increase corporate and employee engagement in maritime

Mairéad Ní Cheóinín has been appointed to Seafarers UK as the charity’s new Corporate Fundraising Manager where her focus will be on engaging with the commercial maritime sector.

Mairéad brings a wealth of business development, marketing experience and industry knowledge to the position from her previous roles, working with Steamship Mutual P&I, TradeWinds, Informa PLC in London and the Irish Maritime Development Office in Dublin.

Mairéad joins the grant-giving, campaigning and fundraising charity at an exciting time, as it celebrates its Centenary and is looking ahead to the next phase of its future. Her role will be to raise awareness of Seafarers UK’s wider impact within the maritime charity sector.

Seafarers UK aims to increase financial support for its charitable work through encouraging participation in corporate donations, employee fundraising, challenge events and payroll giving, as well as funding support for specific projects.

Last year Seafarers UK awarded £2.57 million in funding to 69 organisations and projects, helping more than 185,000 people in the process. For more information about Seafarers UK’s work or any of its fundraising or donation initiatives please visit www.seafarers.uk

Commenting on her appointment Mairéad Ní Cheóinín said ‘I am honoured to join Seafarers UK at this juncture. It is vitally important to maintain awareness within the maritime and fishing sectors of the contribution Seafarers UK has made and continues to protect and provide for the welfare of past, present and future seafarers. I am looking forward to promoting all the great work and initiatives Seafarers UK supports to our existing and new corporate partners and donors.’

Nigel Shattock, Seafarers UK’s Director of Fundraising & Communications, said ‘I am very pleased to be able to announce Mairéad’s appointment. The Seafarers UK team is looking forward to working with Mairéad in her role of reaching out to the wider maritime sector and asking firms and their staff to get to know our unique charity better, and to work with us in achieving our goals of helping seafarers in need, supporting maritime youth and in raising awareness of the opportunities that this fantastic sector has to offer.’

If any company would like to speak with Mairéad directly about potential opportunities for working together, then please contact her on 020 7932 5963 or e-mail [email protected]

About Seafarers UK

Seafarers UK has been helping people in the maritime community for 100 years, by providing vital support to seafarers in need, and to those in education or training who are preparing to work or serve at sea. It does this by giving grants to organisations and projects that make a real difference to people’s lives across the Merchant Navy, Fishing Fleets and Royal Navy. Website www.seafarers.uk

Media Contact

Further information about the charity is available from Nick Harvey at Seafarers UK, phone 020 7932 5969, mobile 07910 593588, email [email protected]

Seafarers UK has been helping people in the maritime community for 100 years, by providing vital support to seafarers in need and their families, and to those in education or training who are preparing to work or serve at sea.

Seafarers UK (King George’s Fund for Sailors) is a Registered Charity, no. 226446 in England and Wales, incorporated under Royal Charter. Registered in Scotland, no. SC038191. Registered Office: 8 Hatherley Street, London SW1P 2QT. WARNING: This message is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed and any unauthorised use or interception of this e-mail is illegal. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, discuss or disclose, distribute, copy, print, rely on this message, make any other use of it, or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete the material from any computer. Save for bona fide Seafarers UK matters, Seafarers UK does not accept any responsibility for the opinions expressed in this e-mail. Any part of the e-mail which is personal in nature or otherwise unrelated to our business is not authorised by Seafarers UK and no responsibility is accepted for its content. Seafarers UK reserves the right to monitor emails and any replies sent back for lawful purposes. Receipt of this email does not imply consent to use or provide this email address, or any others contained therein, to any third party for any purposes. Seafarers UK accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent nor for any loss or damage arising from its receipt or use. This message and any attachment(s) are believed to be free from virus, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to make all the necessary virus checks.

Mairéad Ní Cheóinín has been appointed to Seafarers UK as the charity’s new Corporate Fundraising Manager where her focus will be on engaging with the commercial maritime sector.

Mairéad brings a wealth of business development, marketing experience and industry knowledge to the position from her previous roles, working with Steamship Mutual P&I, TradeWinds, Informa PLC in London and the Irish Maritime Development Office in Dublin.

Mairéad joins the grant-giving, campaigning and fundraising charity at an exciting time, as it celebrates its Centenary and is looking ahead to the next phase of its future. Her role will be to raise awareness of Seafarers UK’s wider impact within the maritime charity sector.

Seafarers UK aims to increase financial support for its charitable work through encouraging participation in corporate donations, employee fundraising, challenge events and payroll giving, as well as funding support for specific projects.

Last year Seafarers UK awarded £2.57 million in funding to 69 organisations and projects, helping more than 185,000 people in the process. For more information about Seafarers UK’s work or any of its fundraising or donation initiatives please visit www.seafarers.uk

Commenting on her appointment Mairéad Ní Cheóinín said ‘I am honoured to join Seafarers UK at this juncture. It is vitally important to maintain awareness within the maritime and fishing sectors of the contribution Seafarers UK has made and continues to protect and provide for the welfare of past, present and future seafarers. I am looking forward to promoting all the great work and initiatives Seafarers UK supports to our existing and new corporate partners and donors.’

Nigel Shattock, Seafarers UK’s Director of Fundraising & Communications, said ‘I am very pleased to be able to announce Mairéad’s appointment. The Seafarers UK team is looking forward to working with Mairéad in her role of reaching out to the wider maritime sector and asking firms and their staff to get to know our unique charity better, and to work with us in achieving our goals of helping seafarers in need, supporting maritime youth and in raising awareness of the opportunities that this fantastic sector has to offer.’

If any company would like to speak with Mairéad directly about potential opportunities for working together, then please contact her on 020 7932 5963 or e-mail [email protected]

About Seafarers UK

Seafarers UK has been helping people in the maritime community for 100 years, by providing vital support to seafarers in need, and to those in education or training who are preparing to work or serve at sea. It does this by giving grants to organisations and projects that make a real difference to people’s lives across the Merchant Navy, Fishing Fleets and Royal Navy. Website www.seafarers.uk

Media Contact

Further information about the charity is available from Nick Harvey at Seafarers UK, phone 020 7932 5969, mobile 07910 593588, email [email protected]

Seafarers UK (King George’s Fund for Sailors) is a Registered Charity, no. 226446 in England and Wales, incorporated under Royal Charter. Registered in Scotland, no. SC038191. Registered Office: 8 Hatherley Street, London SW1P 2QT. WARNING: This message is intended solely for the person to whom it is addressed and any unauthorised use or interception of this e-mail is illegal. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, discuss or disclose, distribute, copy, print, rely on this message, make any other use of it, or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete the material from any computer. Save for bona fide Seafarers UK matters, Seafarers UK does not accept any responsibility for the opinions expressed in this e-mail. Any part of the e-mail which is personal in nature or otherwise unrelated to our business is not authorised by Seafarers UK and no responsibility is accepted for its content. Seafarers UK reserves the right to monitor emails and any replies sent back for lawful purposes. Receipt of this email does not imply consent to use or provide this email address, or any others contained therein, to any third party for any purposes. Seafarers UK accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent nor for any loss or damage arising from its receipt or use. This message and any attachment(s) are believed to be free from virus, but it is the responsibility of the recipient to make all the necessary virus checks.